Watch Episodes Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Black Lagoon 2nd Season, Black Lagoon Second Season Japanese: BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage English: Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Oct 3, 2006 to Dec 19, 2006 Premiered: Fall 2006 Broadcast: Tuesdays at 01:59 (JST) Producers: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Geneon Entertainment Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA Studios: Madhouse Source: Manga Genre: Action Themes: Adult Cast, Organized Crime Demographic: Seinen Duration: 23 min. per ep. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) StatisticsScore: 8.171 (scored by 325,698 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #4292 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #434 Members: 533,492 Favorites: 3,197 Available AtResourcesStreaming Platforms |
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Feb 12, 2007 Xinil Mixed Feelings Welcome back Rock, Revy and the gang! In this second installment of Black Lagoon, we continue our journey through Roanapur, the city of criminals. It's somewhat sad, but I have to begin with a dissatisfied distaste in my mouth after finishing this season. What's so sad about it? Well, for one thing, the story. I wonder if they simply wrote down a whole bunch of plot ideas on paper, crumbled them up in a ball, put them in a hat and drew at random. Boom, just like that, they came up with two, ridiculously stupid story lines to encompass 12 episodes. Each is so far fetched that ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 30, 2008 domthebomb Recommended I personally absolutely loved the second season of Black Lagoon! While the storyline is a little short in that it seems like just a bunch of random stories thrown together, the themes remain the same throughout the anime and have a good conclusion to them. It is not only action-wise intense but it poses questions of morality and who is right or wrong in the world, and more importantly which side should you be on. Throughout the anime there is this central conflict, of making choices and determining if they are the right/just ones, with the main character and the ending is satisfying in learning what his ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 4, 2008 nx6 Recommended I feel kind of weird to be writing a review for Black Lagoon: the Second Barrage after I just wrote the review for the first season. Why? Because I don't really consider them to be two different seasons. It's just a continuation of a series I really didn't expect to be as good as it was the first time around. All 24 episodes are just Black Lagoon to me, and for good reason: Second Barrage keeps up the high octane action that made the first season such a blast. The art is the same, the sound is the same (which is unfortunate we didn't get ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 1, 2007 Two-Hands Recommended The second installment of the Black Lagoon Series! If you've watched the first season and liked it, I assume you'd want more right? Well in this second installment you'll see the crew of Black Lagoon in even more misadventures. There's not much to expect except MORE GUNFIGHTS and MORE Revy and Rock antics! XD The great thing about the second season is that it show's the backgrounds of the characters like Eda, Revy and Balalaika's past although it's vague. IT also shows the different sides of the characters like Revy's soft side, Balalaika's value of her comrades as well as her war freak side, Eda in ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 11, 2008 kharaa Recommended This anime is incredible, the second season makes it even more so. It requires a bit of maturity to watch, especially things like the twin arc. It's not for the faint of heart, nor the overly sensitive. or those with strong moral backround. but for those who can look past it, this anime has it all. Action(lots of it) Comedy, and Tragedy; and a great story to go with it. What I don't like about it, which is just a minor nitpick, is while in the second season more of the plot follows Revy and Rock, they don't expand upon their relationship much. And the rest ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 11, 2015 Benduski Recommended Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Story Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 30, 2009 YoungVagabond Recommended The second season of Black Lagoon is really a story of two different anime; the underwhelming, uninspired first six episodes, and the spectacular, engaging last half of the show. The former is a 5, while the latter is very close to a 10. The returning characters and excellent opening are largely the same as the first season (mentioned more in my review of that season), which is a good thing. The art is as stylish, vivid, and colorful as ever, and adds a definite flavor to all the gun battles. Now, there are three different story arcs, each completely independent of one another; the murderous twins, Greenback ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 17, 2008 Smithy Recommended Less episodic than the first “Black Lagoon” season, “The Second Barrage” features only three story arcs, the first two are three episodes long each and the final, closing story arc spans six episodes. Filled with crazy gun-toting babes, wild shoot-outs, mob wars and non-stop action “Black Lagoon” as it's a roller-coaster ride that rarely slows down the pace. Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 10, 2013 Demi_V Recommended Once again, Black Lagoon has continued to deliver nonstop action! The fighting scenes are more mature and puts more emphasis on the characters’ backgrounds in the second season! There were a few things I disliked unlike in the first season, but the pros greatly outweighed the cons. It’s definitely worth watching, especially if you enjoyed the first season! Story (7) The Lagoon Company is rarely together. There is less of Benny and Dutch, but the scenes are just as exciting with Revy and Rock being separated. The 1st and 2nd arcs took place in the fictional city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand, also known as “gun paradise.” The ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 10, 2013 Last_Chevalier Recommended Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage is as unapologetically violent and foul mouthed as its predecessor, but it also delves deeper into the human psyche than the original and forces us to explore themes of morality, power and what it means to be human. The Second Barrage picks up the story of The Black Lagoon Company, with Rock further settling into his new life in Roanapur. Mysterious assassins have begun picking off members of the different mafia groups running the city, and tensions are at fever pitch. By the time this story arc comes to a close 3 episodes later, you get the distinct feeling that The ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 5, 2009 LoliM Recommended What makes a good anime? Plot....characters...and perhaps an excessive bit of violence ^^. Though Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage isn't quite different from the first season there is viewer joy to be found in the second season... Most memorable (and perhaps the highlight) is the first three episodes of Second Barrage. The debut of Hansel and Gretel hurls us into the story and by the end of Swan Song At Dawn you'll wish you could replay it (at least I did ^^). But either than that this season moves in a more serious direction with Mafia fights, sad pasts and a whole lot of trigger happy ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 23, 2010 Seabury Recommended (I'm treating this as a comprehensive review of both seasons, because the two seasons of this anime are more or less the same) Who would have thought that a stereotyped crime drama would become a philosophy showcase? Guns, murder, mafia wars, and the like are all tied in to Nietzsche, Kirkegaard, Sartre, and Heidigger. It made the show a bit uncomfortable to be honest, with a shoot-em-up bang bang action thriller confronting itself, and ourselves in the process. The show casts aside morals, but unlike most shows where we justify it with an “oh, it's just the enemy” sleight-of-mind, this show rubs its amorality in our ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 24, 2008 Bishounen_Hunter Recommended I've always had my own personal philosophy when it comes to anything anime: “If it's anime, it can't be all bad.” So as much as I disliked Black Lagoon, it really wasn't such a bad show in itself as much as it just wasn't my cup of tea. However, it's also my opinion that this show does not live up to the hype and buzz it's been receiving in the media and all these comparisons to Cowboy Bebop, because Bebop was epic compared to this which really at the core is tantamount to only two words: Fan Service. ANIMATION Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 23, 2015 berserkersoul Recommended Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage puts a really interesting spin on the atmosphere from the first season. The gore and the cursing still there and the season was still as enjoyable as the first but it had it's share of disappointments. The art (9/10), and sound (9/10) don't change and they are really good!! The characters are also enjoyable because they dont drastically change from one season to the next but they do focus on other characters than the Black Lagoon crew like they did in the first season. The story (8/10) is pretty good as well. its something you would expect any other mafia would ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 16, 2013 HybridMedia Recommended (This review covers both seasons of Black Lagoon.) For the time worth watching this, people have been describing this as the younger sister of “Cowboy Bebop”, being the anime equivalent to the big action blockbuster Hollywood movie (The Rock, Bad Boys, any 80s’ action flick you can think of) with the many details of graphic violence, excessive cursing and language, sexuality thrown in there and a bit of inspiration some such filmmakers as Quentin Tarantino & John Woo, although the former did a bit of anime in his venture (yes, you should know what I’m talking about). The story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 23, 2008 Nightscream Recommended The visual quality is as great as the first season and a little more of character development takes place. I expected a little more of story to at least cover the holes that are evident, but we are left with nothing but assumptions of the motives of each one and their real goals. As with the first season, there are a few episodes that are a bit to hard to the eye because of the story itself (it is focused in the worst of human nature, from kidnapping, torture, pornografy, blackmailing and of course killing) but if you have the guts then is a good ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 9, 2011 Jamil Recommended In Short: In brief: Plot is quite similar to the 1st series.Picking up random missions & completing them. Full of Action, blood & gore. Difference is now Rock(the main protagonist) is considered as a trusty team member & is needed in many jobs.Also this time the focus is more on Rock, Revy, & Balalaika. Story: Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 29, 2017 PakiUSA Recommended STORY: 6/10 !!Since there’s only a short gap between S1 and S2 of Black Lagoon, I am going to be reviewing both seasons here so Warning beforehand for any Accidental Spoilers!! ‘Black Lagoon’ captured my attention from Revy on the poster to good word of mouth. Not knowing what to make of the title or the poster, I was very surprised at what this anime turned out to be. Often criticized for copying ‘Cowboy Bebop’, I was a little concerned at first but this anime distinguishes itself with its world building and characters. Set to a dark yet realistic, cruel, cold, violent ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 31, 2009 mistah-manila Recommended This series is deep yet simple. The show takes on a very dark reality of the world, showing the darker side of business in the world, and throwing a regular person into the mix. And of course through out the story, there is the confusing connection between the main girl and main guy (yes, yes, very predictable), but nothing is really said. Anyways, although the story is deep, it's only a compilation of several different stories. Over all, an 8/10, but people be forewarned. Although I gave this a light review, there is a lot of fast paced violence and plenty of gore for you action ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 2, 2013 nightmareofmitch Not Recommended Preliminary (4/12 eps) I can't believe how awful the second season was! The show did have some silly aspects to it, like the maid who couldn't be killed, but this season just went way overboard. Among the ridiculousness we have a pair of adolescent twins who are able to kill organized gangs of criminals with guns surrounding them (one with an AXE no less), the "rip off" church seemed somewhat implausible but even more so this season with the super busty gun toting nun, the new priest eager to fire guns at anyone and everyone, and the head sister firing some kind of explosive gold gun, and a ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
